Head of Product Planning - Milton Keynes in Nottingham

Location: Volkswagen Group UK - Milton Keynes

Department: Skoda Planning and Supply

Vacancy Type: Permanent - Full time

We have an opportunity to join the Skoda team as the Head of Product Planning on a Permanent basis. Reporting to the Brand Director, you will be responsible for bringing Skoda products to market in the UK. You will lead the development and implementation of a product marketing strategy that creates a new car product portfolio and positioning sufficient to achieve our new car sales and profit targets. You will also be responsible for Skoda's new car sales planning, supply planning and commercial tactical incentive planning across all channels to ensure the brand achieves sales and profit targets.

You will be the key point of contact for liaising with Skoda HQ to ensure agreement of our product strategy and sales and production volumes and take responsibility for the delivery of the new car sales target through coordination and steering of the Sales operations teams to achieve the agreed new car sales targets of the Brand. This role forms an important part of the Skoda leadership team.

Skills & experience you can bring to the role:

• Experience of leading and motivating a team and demonstrating strong leadership qualities
• Ability to manage performance and deliver results through others
• Ability to think creatively and strategically to see the big picture and yet retain attention to detail
• Ability to manage a budget in a constantly changing environment
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate and negotiate at all levels
• Ability to create and maintain effective business relationships
• Commercial awareness
• Automotive experience understanding of sales planning and product strategy

What can we offer you?

Along with a competitive salary, car schemes (including cars for family members), fuel card, discretionary bonus, enhanced pension contributions, private healthcare, 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, 4 x life assurance & health & wellbeing support, we also offer a wide range of flexible benefits to suit you and your lifestyle.

Skoda: We're the brand that never sits still. You'd be hard pressed to find an automotive marque that's reinvented itself as consistently and as rapidly as Skoda. Why? Because our philosophy doesn't change. Surprising. Simplifying. Human. These three values have always been at the heart of our brand and they continue to evolve with our customers. That's what makes Skoda a really special place to work.

About Volkswagen Group

We're driven by difference. With six big brands under one roof each with its own history, designs and innovations we've created some of the world's most iconic vehicles, from luxury sports cars to family camper vans. Here, you'll discover opportunities, explore ideas and tackle challenges that you won't find anywhere else.

It takes a range of teams to make the Group successful. We all share the same aim: to deliver sustainable mobility for generations to come, while keeping the customer and their changing demands at the heart of everything we do.

There's never been a more exciting time to join our industry as it undergoes the biggest transformation for over 100 years. With digitalisation, electrification and driverless mobility all coming to the market, we're actively looking for people with new skills, knowledge and outlooks. A brave new world demands brave, new, diverse people; so whatever your background, we would love to hear from you. We know that different perspectives and thought processes are vital as our industry goes through an exciting period of change.

To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage the application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately, once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.